Come on tomatoes

rms1

We are off to the supermarket to do the weekly shop and it is gut wrenching to see tomatoes on the list. We have 21 plants heavily laden with tomatoes but sadly all green. This is our first year growing our own. How long will it be before wecan expect to be eating them?:j

mrbadexample

It depends on a whole host of things - variety, age, fruit size, weather, care etc. I would have had about half a dozen or so by now, but they got blossom end rot. My yellow cherry tomatoes are just showing the first signs of ripening.

Farway

Depends where you live, under glass or outside etc etc

I am in southern Hampshire, one of my neighbours has had a few ripe ones [outside], mine [outdooors] are no where near ready

Normally mid to late August for first ones, then a glut in September & October

LJM

im on the iow mine are also laden with green toms at the mo hopefully they will turn soon

pookiewn

A watched tomato never turns!
I've been waiting for ages for mine to go red/yellow, think it's going to be a while yet

morg_monster

we've had 2 red tumbling toms; as you say they are absolutely laden with fruit and the alicantes too. just hoping they wait another week and a bit as we are off on holiday on thursday... otherwise the neighbours will be having them!

RebekahR

Mine were planted beg March and are only just getting flowers!

Minnie26

I have 3 plants and 2 of them have ripe and ready tomoatoes but the other has massive green toms on, it was the first to fruit but is going to be the last to ripen. Mine are indoors though in a very hot conservatory.

Once I have picked the ripe toms will more continue to grow til the end of the season? Sorry for the stupid question but I'm a total newbie.

ALIBOBSY

Stick some banana skins around the base of the tom plant, works everytime.

ali x

Pink.

Minnie26 wrote: »

I have 3 plants and 2 of them have ripe and ready tomoatoes but the other has massive green toms on, it was the first to fruit but is going to be the last to ripen. Mine are indoors though in a very hot conservatory.

Once I have picked the ripe toms will more continue to grow til the end of the season? Sorry for the stupid question but I'm a total newbie.

Hi Minnie,

There's no such thing as a stupid question....we were all new to gardening once. You will only get more tomatoes if you have flowers ready to fruit now and even then they will take some time to swell and ripen.

Pink

Lotus-eater

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

Stick some banana skins around the base of the tom plant, works everytime.

ali x

It only works once the tomatoes are ready to be ripened.

Trust me, says the man with heaps of banana skins around his tom plants